Barbra Streisand Debuts on the Billboard 200 Chart at No. 1

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 24: Singer/actress Barbra Streisand performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2014 (AFP) – Barbra Streisand showed a posse of hot young talent how it’s done Wednesday when her latest album Partners entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one.

It’s the 10th chart-topping album for the 72-year-old singer, songwriter, author, actress and director with two Academy Awards and eight Grammys to her name.

The triumph comes almost exactly 50 years to the day when her 1964 album People hit number one, said the music industry trade journal on its www.billboard.com website.

Going straight to number one on the Billboard 200 has become commonplace for twenty-something divas like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift with big marketing machines behind them.

But by virtue of age alone, they can’t hope to match Streisand’s claim to having chart-topping albums in each and every decade since the 1960s.

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